Cosmetic container assemblies and methods of use

ABSTRACT

Cosmetic container assemblies are provided herein. An example assembly includes a housing tray disposed between a first end and a second end, the tray receives and retains a palette, the tray having a first cavity in the first end that receives a first tubular makeup assembly, a second cavity in the second end that receives a second tubular makeup assembly, a folding door attached to the tray, the folding door enclosing the palette when the folding door is in a closed configuration, a first end cap that mates with the first end, the first end cap enclosing a portion of the first tubular makeup assembly, and a second end cap that mates with the second end, the second end cap enclosing a portion of the second tubular makeup assembly.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The application claims the benefit and priority of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/191,862, entitled “Cosmetic Container Assemblies and Methods of Use,” filed on Jul. 13, 2015, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety, including all references and appendices cited therein.

FIELD OF THE PRESENT TECHNOLOGY

The present technology relates generally to cosmetic containers, and more specifically, but not by way of limitation, to cosmetic container assemblies that combine a plurality of cosmetics into a single container.

SUMMARY

According to some embodiments, the present disclosure is directed to a cosmetic container assembly, comprising: (a) a housing tray disposed between a first end and a second end, the tray receives and retains a palette shelf, the tray comprising: (i) a first cavity in the first end that receives a first tubular makeup assembly; and (ii) a second cavity in the second end that receives a second tubular makeup assembly; (b) a folding door attached to the tray, the folding door enclosing the palette shelf when the folding door is in a closed configuration; (c) a first end cap that mates with the first end, the first end cap enclosing a portion of the first tubular makeup assembly; and (d) a second end cap that mates with the second end, the second end cap enclosing a portion of the second tubular makeup assembly.

According to some embodiments, the present disclosure is directed to a cosmetic container assembly, comprising: (a) a housing comprising: (i) two folding doors that enclose a space for receiving a plurality of palettes; (ii) a cavity within a body for receiving a tubular makeup assembly within a terminal end of the housing, the cavity being disposed below the space; and (iii) another terminal end for receiving one or more brushes; (b) a mirror associated with one of the two folding doors; (c) a blending sponge associated with the other of the two folding doors; and (d) the plurality of palettes disposed within the space, wherein the plurality of palettes are arranged on a bi-level shelf sub-assembly.

According to some embodiments, the present disclosure is directed to a cosmetic container assembly, comprising: (a) a housing comprising: (i) an upper housing tray and upper housing cover; (ii) a lower housing tray and lower housing cover, the lower housing tray and upper housing tray being hingedly coupled together; (iii) a first end cap that mates with a first end of the housing, the first end cap enclosing a portion of a first tubular makeup assembly; and (iv) a second end cap that mates with a second end of the housing, the second end cap enclosing a portion of a second tubular makeup assembly; (b) wherein the lower housing tray receives and retains a first palette and a second palette, the lower housing tray comprising: (1) a first cavity that receives the first tubular makeup assembly; and (2) a second cavity that receives the second tubular makeup assembly; (c) wherein the first palette and the second palette are stacked in alignment on top of one another when the upper housing tray and the lower housing tray are hinged into a closed position and the first palette and the second palette are slidably offset from one another when the upper housing tray and the lower housing tray are hinged into an open position.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Certain embodiments of the present technology are illustrated by the accompanying figures. It will be understood that the figures are not necessarily to scale and that details not necessary for an understanding of the technology or that render other details difficult to perceive may be omitted. It will be understood that the technology is not necessarily limited to the particular embodiments illustrated herein.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example cosmetic container assembly, constructed for use in accordance with the present technology.

FIG. 2 illustrates a bi-level shelf sub-assembly that comprises a plurality of cosmetics such as face or eye shadow palettes.

FIG. 3 illustrates another view of the cosmetic container assembly of FIG. 1 showing the bi-level shelf sub-assembly of FIG. 2 in an extended position.

FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of the cosmetic container assembly with the bi-level shelf sub-assembly removed to illustrate placement of a tubular makeup assembly and a brush.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of another example cosmetic container assembly in a closed configuration, constructed for use in accordance with the present technology.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the example cosmetic container assembly of FIG. 5 in an open configuration.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a plurality of palettes of the container.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an example hinge assembly.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an example upper housing tray and a lower housing tray.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an example first end cap and an example second end cap.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a first makeup assembly and a second makeup assembly.

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the assembly of FIGS. 5-11.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

While this technology is susceptible of embodiment in many different forms, there is shown in the drawings and will herein be described in detail several specific embodiments with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of the principles of the technology and is not intended to limit the technology to the embodiments illustrated.

It will be understood that like or analogous elements and/or components, referred to herein, may be identified throughout the drawings with like reference characters. It will be further understood that several of the figures are merely schematic representations of the present technology. As such, some of the components may have been distorted from their actual scale for pictorial clarity.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example cosmetic container assembly 100 that comprises a housing 102. The housing 102 could be any desired shape and/or size and manufactured from a wide variety of materials. In one embodiment, the housing 102 is substantially cylindrical in shape and having a slight hourglass shape that is contoured to a hand of a user. In some embodiments, the housing 102 is shaped and sized to accommodate a plurality of cosmetics such as lipstick unit 104, powder or gel palettes 106, a blending sponge 108, a mirror 110, and one or more brushes 112. The housing 102 can also comprise a cap 114 that covers an exposed portion of the one or more brushes 112 extending from a terminal end of the housing 102.

In some embodiments, the cap 114 can be threadably connected to the end of the housing 102, although other methods of releasably coupling the cap 114 to the housing 102 are contemplated.

In some embodiments the housing 102 comprises folding doors 116 and 118. Each of these doors conceals a cosmetic related device, as will be discussed in greater detail below.

According to some embodiments, the lipstick unit 104 is integrated into a lower portion of the housing 102 such that it is disposed below the palettes 106. A cap of the lipstick unit 104 extends from a terminal end of the housing 102 opposite from that of the one or more brushes 112. In one embodiment, the housing 102 includes a reservoir that receives lipstick product. Other tubular makeup assemblies are contemplated. A stick and applicator can be joined to the lipstick cap for dispensing the lipstick product in the reservoir.

In another embodiment, the housing 102 includes a cavity that is configured to receive and retain a lipstick assembly as illustrated in FIG. 4. The user can use their preferred lipstick by removing the factory cover from their lipstick. The lipstick assembly or other tubular makeup assemblies can be removably inserted into the cavity formed in the housing 102.

The palettes 106 can include a single pan of palettes as in FIG. 1, or a bi-level shelf of palettes as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3. In some embodiments, the palettes 106 are removable and replaceable, while in other embodiments the palettes 106 are not removable and replaceable.

Folding door 116 of the housing 102 is configured to receive the mirror 110. Folding door 118 of the housing 102 is configured to receive the blending sponge 108. The blending sponge 108 can be removed in some embodiments.

The one or more brushes 112 can include a face palette brush and an eye palette brush, just as an example configuration. The embodiment of FIG. 1 illustrates the face palette brush and the eye palette brush extending in opposite directions from one another such that when the face palette brush is deployed the eye palette brush is stored, and vice versa. The one or more brushes 112 is releasably associated with the housing 102 to secure a selected brush in place for use.

Turning now to FIGS. 2 and 3, these figures collectively illustrate a bi-level shelf sub-assembly 120 that includes a first set of palettes 122 and a second set of palettes 124. In one embodiment, one level of the palette is for face cosmetics and the other level is for eye cosmetics.

In some embodiments, the first set of palettes 122 are hingedly connected to the second set of palettes 124. The second set of palettes 124 are fixedly connected to a space 126 (see FIG. 4) formed into the middle of the housing 102. The first set of palettes 122 can pivot upwardly and away from the second set of palettes 124 so as to expose the second set of palettes 124. In some embodiments, the first set of palettes 122 and the second set of palettes 124 are connected via a plurality of armatures 130.

In one embodiment, the first set of palettes 122 of the bi-level palette 120 are connected to the folding door 118 such that as the folding door 118 is opened the first set of palettes 122 hinge open relative to the second set of palettes 124. In other embodiments, the first and second set of palettes can hinge open and close independently of the folding doors 116 and 118.

In some embodiments, the mirror 110 is arranged onto one of the folding doors 116 or 118 and the bi-level shelf sub-assembly 120 is configured to allow the first set of palettes 122 to hinge upwardly towards the mirror 110. When in use, this configuration allows the blending sponge to fold downwardly, while the mirror 110 folds upwardly. The palettes can then be deployed for use.

FIGS. 5-12 collectively illustrate another embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 5 is an example cosmetic container assembly 200. The assembly 200 comprises a housing 202, a first end cap 204, and a second end cap 206. The assembly 200 of FIG. 5 is in a closed configuration.

FIG. 6 illustrates the assembly 200 in an open configuration, where a folding door 208 is hinged open and translated/slid laterally to expose a housing tray 210 and a plurality of palettes. In one embodiment a first palette 212 is inserted into the housing tray 210 and a second palette 214 that is positioned above the first palette 212. The first and second palettes are removable and replaceable as needed, such as when the cosmetic or makeup products included therein are used.

In some embodiments, the folding door 208 can include a mirror 209 coupled to an inner surface of the folding door 208.

The housing 202 can include a first end 222 and a second end 224, where the housing tray 210 is disposed between the first end 222 and the second end 224. The first end 222 is selectively covered with the first end cap 204 (selectively removable) and the second end 224 is selectively covered with the second end cap 206.

FIG. 7 illustrates the first palette 212 and second palette 214 in greater detail. The first palette 212 includes a body 230 that includes a plurality of pans or dividers that each receives a makeup product. The first palette 212 also comprises two linear grooves 232A and 232B that receive armatures of a hinge assembly, as will be discussed in greater detail infra.

Again, each of the palettes comprises a plurality of pans or dividers, such as pan 216 that receives a makeup product. The second palette 214 can comprise, in some embodiments, a blending sponge/brush 218 (see FIG. 6) that is disposed in a notch 220. The second palette 214 can also include a groove that can receive and retain a long handled brush or other makeup application implement/tool.

FIGS. 6 and 8 collectively illustrate an example hinge assembly 234 that is utilized to couple the second palette with the folding door 208, as well as provide sliding movement between the first palette 212 and the second palette 214.

Stated otherwise, the hinge assembly 234 allows the second palette to be hingedly connected to the folding door 208 and slideably connected to the first palette 212 in such a way that when the folding door 208 is opened the second palette slides from an overlapping configuration with the first palette to an offset configuration as illustrated in FIG. 6, allowing access to both the second palette 214 and the first palette 212. When the folding door 208 is closed, the second palette 214 is stacked over the first palette 212.

The hinge assembly 234 can comprise a hinge slide 236 and a dowel 238. The hinge slide 236 is a substantially U-shaped frame with armatures 240 and 242. A portion of the hinge slide 236 positioned between the armatures 240 and 242 comprises a set of hinge rings or bushings, such as hinge ring 241, that are spaced apart from one another to cooperate with a set of hinge rings disposed on the folding door (illustrated best in FIG. 6).

The hinge rings 241 of the hinge slide 236 align with the hinge rings of the folding door 208 and the dowel 238, which is inserted through both sets of rings to join the second palette 214 to the folding door 208 (again, best illustrated in FIG. 6).

FIG. 9 illustrates an upper housing tray 244 and lower housing tray 246. The lower housing tray 246 comprises a cavity 248 that receives the first palette 212 (see FIG. 6). The lower housing tray 246 also comprises two end members 248A and 248B that each comprises an aperture, such as aperture 250 of end member 248B.

The aperture 250 is also referred to herein as a first cavity, which is disposed on the second end 224 of the lower housing tray 246. An aperture is also provided on the first end 222 of the lower housing tray 246.

The upper housing tray 244 has a complimentary shape to the lower housing tray 246 with two end members 252A and 252B. To be sure, the upper housing tray 244 is a component of the folding door 208 described above.

In one embodiment, the end members 248A and 248B of the lower housing tray 246 are arcuate in shape and cooperate with the two end members 252A and 252B of the upper housing tray 244 when the assembly 200 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) is in a closed configuration, giving the assembly 200 an oval cross sectional shape.

FIG. 10 illustrates both the first end cap 204 and the second end cap 206. To be sure, the first end cap 204 and second end cap 206 can be manufactured to be identical in configuration to one another, such that a view and description of the first end cap 204 provided herein is identical to any view or description of the second end cap 206, other than with respect to their respective usages.

The second end cap 206 comprises an interface 254 that is shaped to mate with the end member 248B of the lower housing tray 246. The interface 254 comprises a cavity 256 that aligns with the aperture 250 of the end member 248B. A corresponding interface and cavity arrangement are provided for the end member 248A and second end cap 206, as well.

According to some embodiments, the cavities of the first and second end caps are square in shape, although other shapes are likewise contemplated so long as the shapes in the first and second end caps can accommodate the bases of makeup assemblies as will be described in greater detail herein.

In some embodiments, the first end cap 204 is covered with a first cover 258 and the second end cap 206 is covered with a second cover 260.

In one embodiment, the first end cap 204 receives a first tubular makeup assembly. The first end cap mates with the first end and encloses a portion of a first tubular makeup assembly.

The second end cap 206 that receives a second tubular makeup assembly. The second end cap that mates with the second end and encloses a portion of the second tubular makeup assembly.

FIG. 11 illustrates the first and second makeup assemblies in greater detail. A first makeup assembly comprises a lipstick assembly 262 that comprises a base 264, a tubular housing 266 that retains lipstick 268, and a cap 270 that covers the tubular housing 266. In some embodiments, the cap 270 of the lipstick assembly is disposed within the first cavity/aperture 250 of the lower housing tray 246 and the base 264 of the lipstick assembly can nest within a notch (cavity 256 of FIG. 10) in the second end cap 206.

A second makeup assembly comprises a mascara assembly 276 comprising a base 278, a tubular extension 280, a wand 282 that is received in the tubular extension 280, a brush 284 mounted onto the end of the wand 282, and a handle 286 mounted to an opposing end of the wand 282.

In some embodiments, the handle 286 of the mascara assembly 276 is disposed within a cavity of the lower housing tray 246 and the base 278 of the mascara assembly 276 can nest within a notch/cavity 292 in the first end cap 204 (see FIG. 11).

FIG. 12 is an exploded view of the assembly 200 illustrating a lower housing tray cover 288 and upper housing tray cover 290 which are configured to snap or otherwise join onto their respective housing trays. For example, lower housing tray cover 288 joins to the lower housing tray 246 and the upper housing tray cover 290 joins with the upper housing tray 244.

The lower housing tray 246 receives the first palette 212. The second palette 214 is joined to the first palette 212 using the hinge assembly 234 such that the second palette 214 couples with the armatures 240 and 242 of the hinge slide 236 and the armatures 240 and 242 couple to the grooves 232A and 232B of the lower housing tray 246.

The hinge assembly 234 is coupled with the upper housing tray 244 using the dowel 238.

The lipstick assembly 262 is assembled and inserted such that the cap 270 is disposed in the cavity/aperture 250 of the first end of the lower housing tray 246. The mascara assembly 276 is assembled and inserted such that the base 278 is disposed in the cavity/aperture (not shown but identical to cavity/aperture 250) of the opposing end of the lower housing tray 246.

The first end cap 204 covers the first end 222 such that the base 278 of the mascara assembly 276 is inserted into a cavity/notch 292 of the first end cap 204.

The second end cap 206 covers the second end 224 such that the base 264 of the lipstick assembly 262 is inserted into a cavity/notch 256 (see FIG. 10) of the second end cap 226.

Generally speaking, the present disclosure contemplates the use of various materials that could be suitable for various embodiments of the cosmetic cases and assemblies described herein. Examples are metallic, plastic, glass, and wood materials such as aluminum, polyethylene, acrylic, bamboo or any other similar materials.

The functionalities described herein such as the slide and removability of the palette shelves can be implemented by exposed and unexposed components mounted inside, under, through, on top, on the sides and/or by a combination of hinges, pivots, fasteners, bearings, sliders, rails, wheels, clamps, springs or similar devices and/or systems.

Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus, the appearances of the phrases “in one embodiment” or “in an embodiment” or “according to one embodiment” (or other phrases having similar import) at various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. Furthermore, depending on the context of discussion herein, a singular term may include its plural forms and a plural term may include its singular form. Similarly, a hyphenated term (e.g., “on-demand”) may be occasionally interchangeably used with its non-hyphenated version (e.g., “on demand”), a capitalized entry (e.g., “Bolt”) may be interchangeably used with its non-capitalized version (e.g., “bolt”), a plural term may be indicated with or without an apostrophe (e.g., PE's or PEs), and an italicized term (e.g., “N+1”) may be interchangeably used with its non-italicized version (e.g., “N+1”). Such occasional interchangeable uses shall not be considered inconsistent with each other.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

It is noted at the outset that the terms “coupled,” “connected”, “connecting,” “mechanically connected,” etc., are used interchangeably herein to generally refer to the condition of being mechanically/physically connected. If any disclosures are incorporated herein by reference and such incorporated disclosures conflict in part and/or in whole with the present disclosure, then to the extent of conflict, and/or broader disclosure, and/or broader definition of terms, the present disclosure controls. If such incorporated disclosures conflict in part and/or in whole with one another, then to the extent of conflict, the later-dated disclosure controls.

The terminology used herein can imply direct or indirect, full or partial, temporary or permanent, immediate or delayed, synchronous or asynchronous, action or inaction. For example, when an element is referred to as being “on,” “connected” or “coupled” to another element, then the element can be directly on, connected or coupled to the other element and/or intervening elements may be present, including indirect and/or direct variants. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly coupled” to another element, there are no intervening elements present.

Although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not necessarily be limited by such terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another element, component, region, layer or section. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the present disclosure.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be necessarily limiting of the disclosure. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms “comprises,” “includes” and/or “comprising,” “including” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

Example embodiments of the present disclosure are described herein with reference to illustrations of idealized embodiments (and intermediate structures) of the present disclosure. As such, variations from the shapes of the illustrations as a result, for example, of manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances, are to be expected. Thus, the example embodiments of the present disclosure should not be construed as necessarily limited to the particular shapes of regions illustrated herein, but are to include deviations in shapes that result, for example, from manufacturing.

Any and/or all elements, as disclosed herein, can be formed from a same, structurally continuous piece, such as being unitary, and/or be separately manufactured and/or connected, such as being an assembly and/or modules. Any and/or all elements, as disclosed herein, can be manufactured via any manufacturing processes, whether additive manufacturing, subtractive manufacturing and/or other any other types of manufacturing. For example, some manufacturing processes include three dimensional (3D) printing, laser cutting, computer numerical control (CNC) routing, milling, pressing, stamping, extrusion, vacuum forming, hydroforming, injection molding, lithography and/or others.

Any and/or all elements, as disclosed herein, can include, whether partially and/or fully, a solid, including a metal, a mineral, a ceramic, an amorphous solid, such as glass, a glass ceramic, an organic solid, such as wood and/or a polymer, such as rubber, a composite material, a semiconductor, a nano-material, a biomaterial and/or any combinations thereof. Any and/or all elements, as disclosed herein, can include, whether partially and/or fully, a coating, including an informational coating, such as ink, an adhesive coating, a melt-adhesive coating, such as vacuum seal and/or heat seal, a release coating, such as tape liner, a low surface energy coating, an optical coating, such as for tint, color, hue, saturation, tone, shade, transparency, translucency, non-transparency, luminescence, anti-reflection and/or holographic, a photo-sensitive coating, an electronic and/or thermal property coating, such as for passivity, insulation, resistance or conduction, a magnetic coating, a water-resistant and/or waterproof coating, a scent coating and/or any combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and should not be interpreted in an idealized and/or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

Furthermore, relative terms such as “below,” “lower,” “above,” and “upper” may be used herein to describe one element's relationship to another element as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Such relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of illustrated technologies in addition to the orientation depicted in the accompanying drawings. For example, if a device in the accompanying drawings is turned over, then the elements described as being on the “lower” side of other elements would then be oriented on “upper” sides of the other elements. Similarly, if the device in one of the figures is turned over, elements described as “below” or “beneath” other elements would then be oriented “above” the other elements. Therefore, the example terms “below” and “lower” can, therefore, encompass both an orientation of above and below.

Additionally, components described as being “first” or “second” can be interchanged with one another in their respective numbering unless clearly contradicted by the teachings herein.

While various embodiments have been described above, it should be understood that they have been presented by way of example only, and not limitation. The descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the technology to the particular forms set forth herein. Thus, the breadth and scope of a preferred embodiment should not be limited by any of the above-described exemplary embodiments. It should be understood that the above description is illustrative and not restrictive. To the contrary, the present descriptions are intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the technology as defined by the appended claims and otherwise appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art. The scope of the technology should, therefore, be determined not with reference to the above description, but instead should be determined with reference to the appended claims along with their full scope of equivalents. 

1. A cosmetic container assembly, comprising: a housing tray disposed between a first end and a second end, the tray receives and retains a palette, the tray comprising: a first cavity in the first end that receives a first tubular makeup assembly; and a second cavity in the second end that receives a second tubular makeup assembly; a folding door attached to the tray, the folding door enclosing the palette when the folding door is in a closed configuration; a first end cap that mates with the first end, the first end cap enclosing a portion of the first tubular makeup assembly; and a second end cap that mates with the second end, the second end cap enclosing a portion of the second tubular makeup assembly.
 2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first tubular makeup assembly comprises a lipstick assembly, the lipstick assembly comprising a base, a tubular housing that retains lipstick, and a cap that covers the tubular housing.
 3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein the cap of the lipstick assembly is disposed within the first cavity and the base of the lipstick assembly can nest within a notch in the first end cap.
 4. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second tubular makeup assembly comprises a mascara assembly, the mascara assembly comprising a base, a tubular extension, a wand that is received in the tubular extension, a brush mounted onto the end of the wand, and a handle mounted to an opposing end of the wand.
 5. The assembly according to claim 4, wherein the handle of the mascara assembly is disposed within the second cavity and the base of the mascara assembly can nest within a notch in the second end cap.
 6. The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a hinge assembly, the hinge assembly allowing a second palette to be hingedly connected to the folding door and slideably connected to the palette in such a way that when the folding door is opened the second palette slides from an overlapping configuration with the palette to an offset configuration, allowing access to both the second palette and the palette.
 7. The assembly according to claim 6, wherein the hinge assembly comprises a hinge slide and a dowel, further wherein the hinge slide comprises hinge rings that are spaced apart from one another to cooperate with hinge rings disposed on the folding door, the dowel being inserted through the hinge rings on the hinge slide and the hinge rings of the folding door.
 8. The assembly according to claim 7, wherein the hinge slide comprises a u-shaped frame with armatures.
 9. The assembly according to claim 8, wherein the tray comprises two slots that receive the armatures of the u-shaped frame.
 10. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the palette comprise a plurality of pans comprising a makeup product.
 11. The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a mirror coupled to an inner surface of the folding door.
 12. A cosmetic container assembly, comprising: a housing comprising: two folding doors that enclose a space for receiving a plurality of palettes; a cavity for receiving a tubular makeup assembly within a terminal end of the housing, the cavity being disposed below the space; and another terminal end for receiving one or more brushes; a mirror associated with one of the two folding doors; a blending sponge associated with the other of the two folding doors; and the plurality of palettes disposed within the space, wherein the plurality of palettes are arranged only a bi-level shelf sub-assembly.
 13. The assembly according to claim 12, wherein the plurality of palettes are hingedly coupled with one another using pairs of armatures on opposing sides of the plurality of palettes.
 14. A cosmetic container assembly, comprising: a housing comprising: an upper housing tray and upper housing cover; a lower housing tray and lower housing cover, the lower housing tray and upper housing tray being hingedly coupled together; a first end cap that mates with a first end of the housing, the first end cap enclosing a portion of a first tubular makeup assembly; and a second end cap that mates with a second end of the housing, the second end cap enclosing a portion of a second tubular makeup assembly; wherein the lower housing tray receives and retains a first palette and a second palette, the lower housing tray comprising: a first cavity that receives the first tubular makeup assembly; and a second cavity that receives the second tubular makeup assembly; wherein the first palette and the second palette are stacked in alignment on top of one another when the upper housing tray and the lower housing tray are moved into a closed position and the first palette and the second palette are offset from one another when the upper housing tray and the lower housing tray are moved into an open position.
 15. The assembly according to claim 14, wherein the first tubular makeup assembly comprises a lipstick assembly, the lipstick assembly comprising a base, a tubular housing that retains lipstick, and a cap that covers the tubular housing, and further wherein the cap of the lipstick assembly is disposed within the first cavity and the base of the lipstick assembly can nest within a notch in the first end cap.
 16. The assembly according to claim 14, wherein the second tubular makeup assembly comprises a mascara assembly, the mascara assembly comprising a base, a tubular extension, a wand that is received in the tubular extension, a brush mounted onto the end of the wand, and a handle mounted to an opposing end of the wand, further wherein the handle of the mascara assembly is disposed within the second cavity and the base of the mascara assembly can nest within a notch in the second end cap.
 17. The assembly according to claim 14, further comprising a hinge assembly, the hinge assembly allowing a second palette to be hingedly connected to the folding door and slideably connected to the palette in such a way that when the folding door is opened the second palette slides from an overlapping configuration with the palette to an offset configuration, allowing access to both the second palette and the palette.
 18. The assembly according to claim 17, wherein the hinge assembly comprises a hinge slide and a dowel, further wherein the hinge slide comprises hinge rings that are spaced apart from one another to cooperate with hinge rings disposed on the folding door, the dowel being inserted through the hinge rings on the hinge slide and the hinge rings of the folding door.
 19. The cosmetic container assembly of claim 1, wherein the first end cap and the second end cap are selectively attachable, detachable, removable, and interchangeable.
 20. The cosmetic container assembly of claim 1, the housing tray further comprising a lower housing tray cover and an upper housing tray cover configured to snap or otherwise join onto the housing tray, the lower housing tray cover and the upper housing tray cover are selectively attachable, detachable, removable, and interchangeable. 